The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-12-03
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RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL

How curious il is that a man may
seriously doubt if he is Christian.
but is very certain that he is a Baptist.
or Presbyterian, or Methodist.
Twenty years ago the gospel was
not allowed to enter Spain; now there
are between 10000 and 1900 adher-
ents to the evangelical churches.
According to the most reliable
statistics l55 of 1913 colleges pronounce
by the Roman method, l44 by the
English method. and "a by the Cont
mental.
New York City is going to make
the experiment of manual training in
a dozen of its public schools, with the
purpose Of extending the system il it
shall prove successful
Gods treasury, where He keeps His
children's gifts, will be like many q
mothers store of relics of her children,
full of things Of no value to others, but
precious in His eyes for the loves sake
that was in them. --Fenloa
Johns Hopkins University loses
$4,000 by the passing of the Balti-
more aud Ohio dividend. which it will
fortunately be able to make up from its
reserve fund. The city Of Baltimore is
out $3.50, 600 from the same cause, and
will have to borrow. -Pu6lic Opinion.
The Ragged Sanday-schools" Of.
London have 10000 scholars and 1000
teachers. The president was the late
Lord Shaftesbury. His son succeeds
him in the work. The income Of the
society. consisting of voluntary contri-
buttons. amounts TO $50. 900 per an
mum, --inbiic Opinion.
The eolored Baptists of Georgia will
celebrate in June, 1885, the centen-
nary Of the founding of their first
church, January 20 1888, in that
State. There are. as the result of tho
century's work, |, 400 colored Baptist
churches. 500 minister's 1000 licenti-
ates and l60, 900 members.
There are POS communities of
the Greek Church in Japan, with six
teen priests and l0i native preachers,
and the number of Japanese converts
70 that religion is $4,000. The number
Of churches and pryer-houses is las,
and there are three children's schools,
with total Of $50 pupils. Indian
dpoiis Jour,aai
III hope ! has 'ligion, but | doan
know | hab hearn folks say, but
nebber hearn er man say: ii hopes !
has money, but ! doan know Dat
sorter 'ligion dat yer hopes yer's got
but doan know. amt gwine ter do yer
no mo- good den der money what yer
| hopes yer's got but doan know. dr.
kansaw Traveller.
Some Dartmouth boys most too
| smart to live! surprised President
Bartlett at the senior rhetorical exer-
cises in the chapel the other day when
| all the college students were assem-
bled, with inekass. which they had
| htched to the pulpit When President
Bartlett came TO the platform. he re-
marked: II perceive some of YOU have
lost your broiher;p aud then ordered
the exercises to proceed. during which
the donkey remained the CUES, of tho
| occasion.
Our highest thoughts do not reach
| what will be the level of our happi-
ness hereafter At first our everlast-
| ing life will be like summers day, so
calm and beautiful and long. But il
will prove a day that will last on and
on and on. And when no night comes.
and when we do not weary, and all
things keep Frightening about us, as
the eyes of our understanding open
then, little by little. we shall begin. in
awe and wonder, to feel what it is to be
immortal.